Horse-collar fastening



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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

OMEhl S. PITNY, OF FULTON, MISSOURI.

HORSE-COLLAR FASTENING.

SPECIFICATION forming'part of Letters Patent No. 260,048, dated June2'7, 1882.

Application filed April 17, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OMEN S. PITNY, of Fulton, in the county of Oallawayand State ofMissouri,ha-ve invented certain new and usefulImprovementsin Horse-Collar Fastenings; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,which will enable others skilled in the art to which .it appertains tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,which form a part of this speci- 'fication.

This invention has forits object to provide a simple, durable,inexpensive, and efficient fastening for hames and the like.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan View; Fig. 2, a cross-section on theline a: m, Fig. 1; Fig.- 3, a longitudinal sectional view, andFig. 4 aperspective view of the different plates detached.

Referring by letter to the drawings, A B designate two curved orconvexed metallic plates, which are secured, as shown, to the free endsof the hames O. O, and have their side edges turned upwardly to formflanges D D, that lessen the lateral strain on the securing device.

One of the plates, A, is provided near its free end with anupwardly-projecting pin or screw,

E, on which works a thumb-nut,F, consisting of a long narrow nut, G,having on its upper side vertical wings H H.

Screw or pin E is provided with a head, I, to prevent the thumb-nut fromcoming entirely off. The other plate, B, which is secured to theopposite hame, is provided with a lslot or perforation, J, and in-rearof this with a series of longitudinal slots or openings, K.

The advantages and operation of my invention will be readily understood.The hames are first adjusted over the animals neck, and the endscarrying the plates brought together with plate B underneath plate A;The thumbnut F is then passed through the head of the lslot and thescrew'drawn down into the shank of the slot, thus securely fastening thehames together. 7

It the hames or collar should be too large, it maybe adjusted to fit theneck of the ani mal bysimplyturning the thumb-nut first and passingitthrough one of the longitudinal slots K, when it is turned at rightangles to the slot and the secure fastening of the plates effected.

It will thus be seen that in my device the hames are readily adjustedand the plates securely fastened together, and there are no straps,860., to become broken or lost.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the United States- The combination, with the curvedplate A, having its side edges turned outwardly at nearly right anglesto the body, and having a suitable fastening device, of thecorrespondingly-curved plate B, having like flange edges which areadapted to fit and slide inside the turned edges of the other plate, thelatter thus forming a guide and re-enforce against lateral strain ordisplacement of the plates, and to be engaged by the fastening device onplate A, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

OMEN S. PITNY.

Witnesses:

JOHN R. PARTEE, T. L. BASKET'I.

